26 February 2026 We are delighted to announce that Mel Nicoll has been appointed and started today as our Development Officer. Mel will be supporting the board to progress the Trust's priorities and agreed projects. Mel will normally be available Tuesday to Thursday.

Second Open Meeting - 7pm Tuesday 10 March at Birnam Arts The official event poster is shown below...

5 February 2026 Train at The Hermitage, approaching Dunkeld and Birnam on 14 November 2024 at 1036hrs Summary Congratulations and thank-you to the Station Group (working with John Swinney, our local MSP) who have been instrumental in securing lighting and accessibility improvements, as part of a continuing process. Work will begin in late February and completed by the end of March. Network Rail have an announcement - Work begins this week on platform at Dunkeld and Birnam st

Early 2025, the community were informed that the Post Office, next to St Mary's Church,  in Birnam, was closing. In collaboration with the Community Council, various efforts were made by the Trust, to ensure our community would still have access to a Post Office. We would like to thank Khalid, owner of the Birnam Shop, for ensuring our community continues to enjoy Post Office services. Please support the new service. A GoFundMe was set up to cover some of the costs involved i

The first meeting of 2026 took place on 5th January. The following officer bearers were proposed and seconded. Alex Kettles - Secretary Stuart Paton - Treasurer James Jarvis - Chair Alex and James are new in post, Stuart is continuing as Treasurer. Also on the board we have the experience of John Gilruth and we are delighted to have Scott Robertson and Kerr Mackinnon join as trustees.

Heartland Cares is a new community-owned organisation created by the communities of Rannoch & Tummel, and Dunkeld & Birnam to deliver home care and other social care services locally. They are looking to recruit two Local Care Connectors (for Rannoch & Tummel, and Dunkeld & Birnam) who are passionate about working with these communities and helping them to improvethe health and wellbeing of their families, friends and neighbours. The Local Care Connectors will support peo

Dunkeld and Birnam District Community Development Trust is inviting applications to the role of Trust Development Officer. 22 hours per week | £21 per hour | Self-employed contract The Role We are looking for a Development Officer to support the Board and partner groups to take this work forward. This role provides practical and organisational support to the Trust, helping to progress projects, work effectively with partners, communicate clearly with the community, and contri

The Dunkeld and Birnam Development Trust provides administrative support for local groups such as the Paths and Nature Action Group. We are delighted to report the completion of essential repairs to resurface the path that skirts Dunkeld Cathedral. Previously, the stroll between Dunkeld and Dunkeld House Hotel required good balance and hiking footwear on this section after heavy rain. Before After The repairs took place during the week of Storm Bram (8-12 December 2025) by th

The local Paths & Nature Group are one of the local groups that depend on the Dunkeld and Birnam Development Trust to provide the back office governance and banking. The Trust is delighted to hear that the Paths & Nature Group have secured permissions for maintenance of the section of the Bishop's Walk alongside Dunkeld Cathedral. This section of path is heavily used by locals and visitors alike but has deteriorated such that in wet or icy conditions it was not accessible. Re

The Trust, in collaboration with the Community Council, are launching a Resident Parking Survey . Whether you drive a vehicle or not, parking affects us all, so please fill in the survey. Traffic on Atholl Street

In addition to the standard agenda, the AGM on Wednesday 26th November 2025 will consider and vote on two proposals to amend the Trust’s constitution. There will be an opportunity at the meeting for the Board to explain the changes and for Members to discuss these proposals.  The first proposal relates to the provision where the Trustees are limited to appoint a maximum of three ad hoc Trustees between Annual General Meetings. This amendment would allow the Trustees to fill

If anyone knows someone who is interested in becoming a Trustee, then please share this information with them: In order to become a Trustee you would first need to become a member of the Trust. You can do this online via our website: https://www.dbdtrust.org/getinvolved Once you are a member you need to send an email to dbdcdt@gmail.com to say you wish to be nominated as a Trustee and be proposed and seconded by two other Ordinary Members. This needs to be done by 5pm on 19

Dunkeld, Birnam and District Community Development Trust Notice of the third Annual General Meeting 2025 To be held at the Guide Hall, 7 pm, on Wednesday 26th November 2025 Agenda 1. Apologies 2. Amendments to Constitution 3. Report from the Chair 4. Report from the Treasurer 5. Election of Trustees according to the rules All Members are encouraged to attend. Non-members, who qualify by living in the Trust area (broadly PH8 plus some PH9 postcodes in the direction of Ballinlu

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